shutter
noun
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
has shuttered
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present perfectof shutter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Last week, Tyson said it was closing a major beef processing plant in Illinois, the second one it has shuttered this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The state has shuttered about 280 hospices in the last two years and is investigating 300 others, according to the California Department of Public Health, which oversees hospice licensing in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Cureus has shuttered six of its “academic channels” that critics say were covers for paper mills to funnel questionable articles into the publication, the Retraction Watch integrity blog reported last week.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
The downtown location at 910 Fourth Ave., next to the Seattle Central Library, is the fifth Bartell that has shuttered in less than a year.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
In the last year, FedEx has shuttered offices, cut jobs, reduced its fleet of cargo planes and canceled profit-sapping Sunday deliveries in far-flung areas to remain competitive in an unpredictable economy.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
